According to ASIS, theft of proprietary information has cost
over $50 billion annually in recent years. Identity theft has been singled out as a major concern by US GAO
report GAO-02-363.
Increasingly, firms are looking to convergent security
solutions that integrate physical and ICT security. Forrester estimated that in 2005, firms would treble
spending on integration of physical and IT security systems. Physical Access Control, CCTV, RFID and others will
be integrated with Single Sign-On, Identity Management, and security incident management into one holistic
security process.
Meeting the challenge: Convergent Dynamic Security
Until the introduction of Dynamic ICT Security, static
security products provided the only practical way to implement data security. Their limited capabilities exposed
you to a wide range of security risks. Why leave security profiles intact, even when employees are on vacation
or traveling? Dynamic ICT Security, acting as an automated administrator, prevents such unnecessary
exposures by implementing location based security.
Dynamic Security (D-DS) helps
you meet the challenge of security convergence. Dynamic Security acquires physical security
information, such as entry and exit of employees to the plant or secure areas, and IT events such as employees
logging onto their workstations. DS limits access rights according to dynamically configured security
policies. It recognizes suspicious usage patterns, such as attempts to log in using the identities of absent
employees, and implements automated security incident management, including barring of access and appropriate
alerts and log entries.